Theatre & Sexuality (ISBN: 978-81-959319-6-5)

About Book

The book is a discursive analysis of various aspects of sexuality in theatre. The purpose of this book is not only to identify the plays related to sexuality nudity or obscenity in the theatre but also to give a direction on its effects or consequences in the theatre. Giving an apparent overall idea of how sexuality has come or should come into the theatre. This book will help to understand homosexual psychology, minority sexual relations and the struggle of homosexuals while living in this society. It will help better understand LGBTQIA+ families and relationships. This study also brought up the topic of nudity in theatre. At times nudity has represented the ultimate disorder or tyranny. This nudity is aesthetically used as a protest against the oppression of the oppressor.

About Author

Dr. Dani Karmakar is a prominent playwright, actor, theatre workshop instructor and artistic theatre director of West Bengal, india. He is working in this field more than 23 years. He has completed his B.A, M.A, M.Phil. & Ph. D. in Drama from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He stood first position at the post-graduate in Drame. He is a Gold Medalist. He has qualified UGC NET in performing Arts-Drama. He was appointed as State Junior Research Fellow and State Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Drama of Rabindra Bharati University. Now he is a guest lecturer in the Department of Drama of Rabindra Bharati University, India. He has coordinated and attended many international and National theatre workshop, seminar, conference and festival in China, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Nepal and India. In addition to this book, the author has also published several works of theatre. His latest book is Rabindra Sahitya Bauddha Dharma O Sanskriti. He lives in Kolkata.